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“Coffee, donuts ice cream. Chocolate covered bananas. ”

Its all good. Morning coffee, donuts. Mid day and night time ice cream and chocolate covered bananas and Balboa bars. Can't go wrong. Don't be fooled by others this is the best place for world famous chocolate covered bananas and Balboa bars. Well run by same hard working family for years.

Its all good. Morning coffee, donuts. Mid day and night time ice cream and chocolate covered bananas and Balboa bars. Can't go wrong. Don't be fooled by others this is the best place for world famous chocolate covered bananas and Balboa bars. Well run by same hard working family for years.

We stopped in Saturday morning and got an apple saue doughnut, an old fashion with chocolate doughnut, an apple fritter and a couple cups of coffee.
This is a cool place, small, no seats. We got our doughnuts and walked over to the water and ate our treats. They were fantastic. made fresh with real ingredients.
We will be back

Rather than stop at Starbucks, we usually try to find a local shop. Not that Starbucks is bad, but we have found local places to be better. Dad's is just down the street from Starbucks on Balboa Island, but it's a world away. A small, family-style bakery and ice cream goodie place, they have been in business since the 1960s....
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Balboa Island is a lovely block of shops and quick bites, one of which is Dad's Donut Shop. My daughter and I came here in November, and had to bring my husband and son to taste the Balboa Bars. They have vanilla ice cream on a stick, and then dip it in hot melted chocolate and then in your choice...
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Whenever we come to Balboa Island, we always make a stop at Dad's to grab either a frozen banana or a balboa bar. Both are quite yummy. Its a good thing they are right next to the church as the treats are sinfully tasty.

Go to Dad's in the morning. Grab a coffee and a donut and mingle. You might chat it up with a bare-foot surfer or a multi-multi millionaire. The crowd here is different from Starbucks a block away. I'm not saying one group is better than the other, just different.

This is where I do my half way stop for my donut and coffee while I'm out paddle boarding. So friendly the owner even knows which donut I like considering I only go there on my monthly holiday every july . Excellent good old fashioned service .

Seems everyone was clamoring for a frozen treat at each of the "Balboa Bar" locales in this area. This shop had the best reviews, but honestly, it was just a plain vanilla ice cream bar dipped in chocolate and your choice of topping. Nothing that special. You can do it just to say you did, but if you can't make...
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So traumatized that they changed the size and recipe of their donuts. They are smaller and the texture is awful. I had to throw it away! I've been going there since I was a little girl and so sad I'll never go back. Change it back!!

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